efterträdare

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Swedish

Etymology

efterträda +‎ -are, cognate with Danish eftertræder, used in Swedish since 1638.

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Noun

efterträdare c

  1. successor (a person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title)
    Hans efterträdare tog företaget i en helt ny riktning
    His successor took the company in a completely new direction

Usage notes

  • In company names, the abbreviation Eftr. has been used to indicate that the business has been taken over from the founder.[1]

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  1. ^ As an example, see A.-B. Lennart Gustafsons Eftr., Näringslivets utveckling i Sverige under åren 1859-1929 (1929)